Britain's drugs laws driven by "moral panic" - Yahoo! News UK

Britain's drugs laws driven by "moral panic" - Yahoo! News UK: "Britain's drugs laws are driven by 'moral panic' and should be replaced by a more flexible approach that recognises most drug users harm neither themselves nor those around them, a two-year study concluded on Thursday.

Drug use should be treated as a health issue and not just as a matter for police and courts, said a commission formed by the Royal Society of Arts"